20 Best Water Softener For Utah (2023 Updated)

Great softener easy to install The only thing I could say bad was the delivery driver laid it down The box said to leave it up right glad I came right after to get it tip back up didn?t seam to do any harm.

Our old softener was a Kenmore 420 series. It was a solid performing softener that lasted about 10 years. We’ve only been using this one about a month but are very pleased so far with its performance.

Seems like it uses less salt and the built-in whole house filter makes our water taste almost as good as it did when we had a reverse osmosis filter on our drinking water! Installation was a snap since I just had to disconnect the old unit and connect this one to the same connections.

Very easy! Only thing keeping me from giving it 5 stars is potential longevity. If it lasts longer than our last 2 (both Kenmore) then we’ll be very happy!.

Installed this unit 03/26/22. Easy install, easy setup. Do yourself a favor and install it yourself if possible. I easily saved 1000+ dollars and it legit took me less than an hour. I could notice a difference in the first day with the cold water.

The GPG in my area is high at around 18, so a softener was a must for me for preventing hard water stains in sinks, faucets, and showers. Will also tremendously help our water appliances like dish washer and washing machine.

The unit also comes with some at home test kits to find your water hardness. So far so good. I will update my review if any problems arise.

I bought GE water softener GXSH40V on 2/17/20 at HomeDepot. The first year it worked fine. Just past 1 year it stopped working. We contacted GE and their answer was it is over the 1-year warranty. They gave us the local service phone number for repair.

After replacing parts and working for a month, then we called the service guy to fix it again. A week ago, we saw blinking lights with a code of Err1. GE said the motor has a problem and needs to be replaced.

The product worked for less than 2 years. This product is not worth repairing because any repair will last for only a short time. I highly recommend that no one purchase this GE water softener.

Our Springwell well water whole house system with softener arrived on time. The tanks are heavy and require a hand truck or two people. The deliver company dropped one of the tanks but no apparent damage occurred despite the packaging showing signs of trauma.

The system is fairly easy to assemble. The video online shows the easiest method of installation but you may need to think outside the box to accommodate any special nuances in your home. If you’re using PVC I recommend you are thoroughly familiar with PVC piping applications or you could experience leaks.

If you assemble everything correctly you should be fine. Shark bite fittings work great albeit a little costly. For DIY jobs, Shark bite is still cheaper than hiring a plumber. The resulting purification and softening was immediate following the first run through the cycles per the instructions.

Residuals in the house plumbing took about 24 hours to completely evacuate and by the second day the entire house was producing pure water in every tap. The rotten egg smell was gone, the yellowish tint was gone, the chalky hardness was gone.

I researched systems for three years before making this purchase. This system had always been at the top of my list but because it is expensive I had been hoping to find a cheaper equivalent. Believe or not, there are systems that cost two or three times of this system.

And obviously, there are systems costing a fraction of the springwell system. If this system last as long as promised it will be a worthwhile investment. We are very pleased with the results. Our skin is softer, clothes are cleaning, and no more stains in the tubs, sinks, and toilets.

Coffee tastes better too! Would I recommend this system to friends? Certainly.

I built a brand new house with a brand new well, without doing to much research I settled on the salf free conditioner system that includes the pre filter, salt free conditioner, rhino filter, post filter, and the UV light.

All was well so we thought, but our tubs were turning orange, the water smelt like wet dog, and we were having build up on our faucets (white). Our skin was starting to dry out and our laundry was turning orange.

So we had a company come out and test our water before the system and after the system. Our hardness before the system was 25 and the hardness after the system was also 25. The only thing our system was doing was lowering the ppm of the iron (orange stains) by 1ppm, all the other tests concluded that this system was doing absolutely nothing.

(yes we change the pre filter every 2 weeks and the post filter every 12 weeks). Long story short we ended up having to buy a iron filter and a salt softner from another company to take care of the water and now its perfect, no iron detected post system and hardness of 0 post system, no more smell no more orange tubs and toilets.

I decided to leave the aquasana system in place and run the new system downstream of it for no reason other than the pre and post filters were already installed and give me a peace of mind for particulates.

I kept the UV light downstream of the new system and is the final stage of my system.

Worked great for the first 2 months, but then starting seeing carbon dust in our water. We bought the large 4-6 bathroom model and was told that you could run a shower and dishwasher without a problem.

Turning on the shower and running a tap makes the water turn a dark gray in color. I called customer support and was told that if you run too much water in the house, water can turn gray from the carbon medium getting stirred up.

We bought the 4-6 bathroom model. Shouldn’t this be able to handle it? We even installed a water pressure regulator to reduce the psi as suggested, which cost even more money. Still having the same problem.

Was told to install add another pre-fliter on the back end. This would require more cost to hire a plumber. I am really not happy about any of this. I am wondering if this is a problem with the carbon medium b/c it worked great for the 1st two months, but no one at Pelican seems to think that this is remotely a possibility.

Frustrated customer.

We have had are system up and running for just over a week. I love not having to deal with salt for our old softening system. Also, being able to actually drink the water straight from our faucets! No more bottled water, which is fantastic.

Installation was pretty straightforward. I think Pelican should supply two hose fitting connectors for the purposes of flushing the whole house filter and softener. My install is in our basement, so I didn’t want water emptying onto the floor.

I was able to make a second connection with parts available at Home Depot, but feel like this should be included. No other problems, water pressure has been great. We are still figuring out what combination of detergent/drying agent works best in our dishwasher.

Overall I would definitely recommend this system. It is efficient, good for the environment, and supplies a superior quality of water to our home.

decent product at a fair price. Excellent installation instrcutions

Quick delivery, good communication, very pleased and would recommend.

TranslateShow in original languageDas Gert ist einfach zu installieren und funktioniert einwandfrei. Was zu bemngeln wre, ist die Materialstrke, wenn der Untergrund nicht ganz eben ist, ver^det sich das Gehuse so, dass der Deckel des Salzbehlters nicht mehr schliet.

Des weiteren ist die deutsche Gebrauchsanweisung sehr notdrftig. Ebenso kann man mit der App wenig anfangen, wenn man nicht gut englisch kann. Auch der Salzverbrauch ist wesentlich hher als angegeben.

Aber das Wasser ist ganz anders als vorher. Es ist angenehm fr die Haut und die Perlatoren und Gerte verkalken nicht mehr so schnell. Wir mussten den Wasserkocher vorher zweimal die Woche entkalken, jetzt ist nach gut zwei Wochen noch keine Kalkablabgerung zu sehen.

It took me a while to do the study about how to choose a good water softener and understand the chain of water treatment process from filter to softener to RO. My old Kenmore model was left by previous homeowner without proper functionality for many years.

During my search for a good water softener, I met different recommendations in different shoping places turning out to be either very cheap or extremely expensive ($3000 to 6000 including instalation fee etc.

). In the end, I chose GE GXMH3101 based on its unique features including water softener and filter in One, blending adjusting knob (this is especially attractive to me because it can let you decide what hardness you want you water to be treated.

) as well as its white color perfectly fit for any house hold for aethetics. Another most important feature which is really helpful for me is that this model has 100% adaptability to my old version of Kenmore.

I installed myself easily to just replace the old kenmore and connect the new GE model without any problems. All the bypass valve, installation adaptors, dementions are the same as the parts of Kenmore (I guess maybe this is the best strategy by GE as a marketing to REPLACE Kenmore populoar years ago! What a smart strategy!).

Our family can feel almost immediate experience in shower. The water is very slippery contrast to my previous very sticky feelings. My hair is easy to comb and slippery. From self-installment to customer experience, I feel very good so far.

One thing I just want to point out that GE should have a clear description of how much salt be stored in the salt tank for beginners. It only says at least a quarter of the salt tank be filled but we do not know how much should be the best level for the first time.

Should I store 230 lbs in full or should I put half of 230 capacity? I felt confused when I first put salt in the tank. The other thing was that when I received the model from Amazon, the resin bed tank was displaced from the normal position.

The bottom of the resin bed tank is inclined to the corner of the salt tank. It took me a lot of time and labor to make the resin bed tank back to its normal position. Luckily enough, the device operated normaly so far.

I was concerned that the displacement of the resin bed tank could have caused damage to the tank neck and may have caused leakage. (GE customer service, please add on a description about what is normal position of the resin bed tank and whether the neck was installed already or not.

) In general, this is a great family product for water softening.

I’ve just had this water softener and filter installed a few days, but I love it already. The compact size is so much better than previous softeners I’ve had before. My previous home had one that (only 3 1/2 years old) was a large round tank separate from the cylinder that softened.

I started with 2 bags of salt, thinking it would only that amount. There is plenty of room to add more. I’ll be off to the store today to get more bags. I like that it tells you how long the salt will last.

MUCH easier to program than the last one I had. This one also costs less than many others on the market. My plumber charged me less than he quoted when he was done because he said it was easier than he thought it would be and took less time than anticipated.

After a couple years of renting the house we live in, we decided to buy it. Just before we bought it, the dishwasher went out due to the insanely hard water in San Antonio. Shortly thereafter, the hot water heater went out – same issue.

Thankfully the owners of the house (good friends of mine) agreed to help me replace the appliances, but the second time they asked me to price a water softener so they could help purchase that, too. I opted to pay $300 extra for the integrated water filtration system instead of purchasing a reverse-osmosis system separately.

I’m so glad I did. The plumber didn’t tell me how to work the thing, (at least I’d had salt ready!) so I just thought “set it and forget it,” but after noticing the dishes were still cloudy from the hard water, I investigated.

I hadn’t “charged” it yet. I did so, and the salt level started steadily going down over the next few days, as I started seeing my glasses were absolutely clear, and squeaky clean!! I’ve never seen anything like it! not to mention, soft hair and skin, and great tasting water!! I will make this appliance a life-time “must-have!” Thanks GE! P.

s. the picture I posted is a before and after picture, with before on the left and after on the right.

I did install this exactly a week ago so I have no long term usage on it. BUT, I DID the install myself; hip hip hooray! I reviewed the manual online before purchasing and watched a couple videos. Very straight forward.

I had sent a water sample from our private well water to a lab and had it tested; Hardness: 12 GPG, Iron:5, pH: 7. 09; I did add a 4. 5″ whole house filter before this unit to filter out sediment and better protect the unit from rust/sand/debris; Anyhow, water now tastes great and I’m assuming there won’t be anymore reddish brown stains in sink/bowls and tub.

This softener did the trick. At this time I’m extremely satisfied with this purchase and the impact it’s had. Amazing and we went 8 years without a softener. I didn’t give it a five star rating as I don’t have long term data.

but at this point in time, it’s a five star! Hopefully it lasts a good many years.

Purchased the unit yesterday. Wife is already bragging with how good the water feels! Installation was a breeze and got water running through it in about 45 minutes. Had some issues after setup though.

After all steps were followed I wasn’t sure how to identify if there was water flow as there was no movement in the controller and there is no breakdown of symbols or description of what indicates water flow in the controller.

Controller was just showing gallons remaining and a “water drop” so I just called it a night. This morning I went to look at the unit and as my wife started doing dishes I saw the water drop moving and tried with a couple faucets at the home and yes it was indicating water flow.

I am not sure why this did not show last night and I didn’t do anything different this AM to make it work or show water flow. Nonetheless now that everything is in working order I am very happy and satisfied with the unit and for this I give it 5 stars! Little disappointed with customer service though.

Called them to maybe get some understanding as to why I went through this issue with water flow and get some better understanding on regeneration but the technician was very vague and dismissive. Felt I was being treated as if asking dumb questions and for this I give it 3 stars.

Nonetheless very very happy, would still recommend and will buy more AO Smith products.

Purchased in July 2022, installed the next day after purchasing necessary plumbing. Quality is very good. Instructions are clear. I had a Water Boss 700 which failed after 7 years. I was disappointed to see the same water valve controls on this AO Smith as the Water Boss, as I believe this unit won’t last more than about 7 years either.

It will be interesting to see. Install was leak proof, and about what I expected. Only issue is my water does not appear to be as soft feeling after install. Water in Valrico is about 250ppm or about 15 gpg hardness with no iron issues for our city water.